My husband etsed from the army in march of last year. When he etsed he had to give back his medical records(i am not sure why we did not question it). He has been trying to find his records since then he went back to post and asked regiment about it and they said they do not keep them they send them off somewhere else. He has called them more the once to only get no where. He is trying to file for disablity.

amber

My daughter had the same trouble and she contacted the local Vet Rep. Lo and behold her medicals magically re-appeared.

i will have him find out who and try it. I am glad she got her records its a pain in the butt trying to find them

Military medical records are sent to St. Louis. Normal ops, no conspiracy, no need to panic or call a Congressman. You can request a copy of them by going to this web site: NPRC, St. Louis. Follow the directions.

If he is filing a disability claim, get a VSO (DAV, VFW, AMVets...). VA can also get a copy of his medical records for you. Bottom line; GET A VSO!

As a retired County Veteran Service Officer I would suggest you check w/your county clerk to see if there is a CVSO. If not then go to the various veteran service organizations. Also all states have a Dept of Veteran Affairs, they can also provide contact advise.

I would suggest going the above routes first. The National Records Ctr in St. Louis gets overwhelmed and it will some time.

You can also dial 800-827-1000 to speak to your Dept of Veterans Affairs Regional Office (same number for all states. They will more than likely refer you to a local county service officer or NPRC.

Contacting your Congressman should always be your last resort. Generally they will ask if you have tried the other routes first.

As was mentioned, there's no conspiracy. Military units generally keep the records for 30 days after discharge and then they are shipped off to NPRC.

I again suggest strongly that if a disability claim is going to be filed that you get assistance from a Veteran Service Officer. They can also discuss other benefits/issues that you and your husband may not have thought about. tfw

I can't stress it enough and say get a VSO rep. If you don't you will not know all the in's and out's that they do with the VA. They will gladly help you.

I can't say enough good about the DAV. A great bunch of people. Join and talk to them. I am a life member with them.

Just thought I'd throw in my two cents. I work as a Veterans Service Officer at my post, and run across this issue quite a bit.

Yes, most Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF) at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) prior to 1992 contain both personnel and active duty health records.

The practice of filing health records with the personnel record portion has been discontinued. In 1992, the Army began retiring most of its former members' health records to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The other services made this change on the dates shown at the following link:

http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/medical.html

After the dates shown on the chart, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Records Management Center , St. Louis, MO, maintains the active duty health records or manages their whereabouts when on loan within the VA.

Call the VA toll free number at 1-800-827-1000 to identify the current location of specific health records and to find out how to obtain releasable documents or information.

Hope this helps to alleviate any confusion!

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Originally posted by 2A371:
Military medical records are sent to St. Louis. Normal ops, no conspiracy, no need to panic or call a Congressman. You can request a copy of them by going to this web site: NPRC, St. Louis. Follow the directions.

If he is filing a disability claim, get a VSO (DAV, VFW, AMVets...). VA can also get a copy of his medical records for you. Bottom line; GET A VSO!

I requested my medical records last week thru the website and then printed off the Signiture Authorization Form and mailed it in. They received it the other day, THEN they sent me this automated email
Please do not respond to the following message. This message has been auto-generated by NPRC.
__________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for submitting a request to the National Personnel Records Center.

We have received your signature authorization for request number 1-###########.

The majority of these types of requests are serviced in 25 weeks or less. We regret the lengthy response time required to service your request. We service approximately 20,000 requests each week and are working earnestly and successfully at reducing our response time. Our goal is to reduce our response time on these types of requests to ten days or less.

Thank you.:

BUT HOWEVER, it states it could take up to 25 WEEKS to get my records. This is totally unacceptable.